Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Debunking EMR Myths

Calyx, a provider of EMR software for the medical industry, has a blog which they post to on a semi-regular basis, usually with some very interesting information about the field of medical software.

Today they highlighted an interesting article published in HealthLeaders Media, on the top myths of EMR. In summary, the article highlights Dr. Holly, who has turned his practice, Southeast Texas Medical Associates, completely electronic.

Dr. Holly's observations are all on point with our experience with EMR's, but they also apply to technology in general. For instance, software is rarely the big cost. More often than not, the big cost is in training users, the hardware, and other "ancillary" costs.

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